A pair of high-profile bouts in the UFC lightweight and heavyweight divisions are added to forthcoming struggle cards, and I will give my initial thoughts on those new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza, UFC Fight Night 148
An intriguing lightweight connection between strikers Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza is being targeted at UFC Fight Night 148, which takes place March 23 in Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Farah Hannoun broke the news, although ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that the fight may take place at UFC Fight Night 149 the next week in Philadelphia. In any event, it appears like this fight is going to happen, which is fantastic news for MMA fans as it pits two of the very dangerous and fascinating strikers in the lightweight division against each other.
Gaethje (19-2) is 2-2 so far in the UFC but has become a household name to MMA fans as a result of his ability to put on an amazing show. He has already racked up five bonus awards, including three”Fight of the Night” awards and two”Performance of the Night” awards, such as a bonus because of his KO over James Vick last August. He’s been prone to being knocked out in the UFC as he lost to Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez, however because he showed against Vick and Michael Johnson, he has unbelievable knockout power himself. Barboza (20-6) is 14-6 overall at the UFC and in his last fight he put about the 2018″Beatdown of the Year” for his brutal TKO win over Dan Hooker. Barboza is known for his deadly leg kicks and amazing knockout power, but such as Gaethje he’s been prone to the knockout as well.
This looks to be an wonderful fight on paper, and also the fact it’s set for five rounds is just enormous. Both men are terrific fighters and I’m expecting a close gaming lineup. At this point, it looks like close to a Select Celtics struggle, but thinking about how great Barboza appeared in his last fight he may get more assistance from bettors because of recency bias.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis, UFC Fight Night 148
A heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis is also set for UFC Fight Night 148. FloCombat’s Nolan King broke the information. Blaydes (10-2, 1 NC) is 5-2, 1 NC in the UFC and in his last fight suffered a brutal knockout loss to Francis Ngannou. He had won four straight fights before that, however, including a TKO over Alistair Overeem, and could easily get back to the heavyweight title talks with another few wins. Willis (8-1) is 4-0 at the UFC and in his last fight picked up the biggest win of his career thus far over Mark Hunt. The issue with Willis has been that he hasn’t shown off considerably completing ability in the UFC, and his wrestling is very likely to be negated in this matchup against Blaydes. It’s heavyweight so you can not ever count anyone out, but on paper that seems like Blaydes’ fight to win and I expect him to be a solid favorite as soon as the chances come out.
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